# NTSB Accident GAA16CA479
> **SCHLEICHER ASW 27** · 2016-09-04 · Benton, TN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16CA479
- **Event ID:** 20160913X50908
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-09-04
- **Location:** Benton, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.115833, -84.355003
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SCHLEICHER
- **Model:** ASW 27
- **Registration:** N27BZ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The glider pilot's descent below the glidepath and the subsequent hard, off-airport landing.

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